Nokia Siemens Networks Remains Committed to Long Term Wireless Leadership and Growing its Business in North America
Posted on: Saturday, 25 July 2009, 04:35 CDT
ESPOO,
"Our final offer for Nortel's assets represented a fair price, and we did
not enter this process with a win-at-any-cost mindset," said
Nokia Siemens Networks has transformed its North American business under
the leadership of region head
Momentum also continues to build in the U.S. where Nokia Siemens Networks has a leading position in long-haul optical networks and is building its business with both cable and wireless operators as illustrated by recent key deals for IMS technology with Time Warner and with Verizon Wireless to support the roll-out of LTE.
Nokia Siemens Networks is well positioned to transition its leadership in
3G into long-term success in LTE throughout the network from the core IMS
system it is building for Verizon Wireless to the Radio Access technology it
is supplying with partner Panasonic to NTT DoCoMo in
"With our powerful R&D capacity, strong portfolio and Services
capabilities and global scale and reach, Nokia Siemens Networks is positioned
for long term success as one of the winners in a wireless industry that is
rapidly consolidating around three vendors," said Mika Vehvilainen, Chief
Operating Officer of Nokia Siemens Networks. "Our LTE platform is winning a
growing number of customers across the world and we are well positioned to
deliver the benefits of next generation wireless technology to customers in
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Nokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world's leading maker of mobile devices. Today, we are connecting people in new and different ways - fusing advanced mobile technology with personalized services to enable people to stay close to what matters to them. We also provide comprehensive digital map information through NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
About Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of telecommunications
services. With its focus on innovation and sustainability, the company
provides a complete portfolio of mobile, fixed and converged network
technology, as well as professional services including consultancy and
systems integration, deployment, maintenance and managed services. It is one
of the largest telecommunications hardware, software and professional
services companies in the world. Operating in 150 countries, its headquarters
are in Espoo,
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as a result of investigations into alleged violations of law by some former
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further actions against Siemens and/or its employees that may involve and
affect the carrier-related assets and employees transferred by Siemens to
Nokia Siemens Networks, or there may be undetected additional violations that
may have occurred prior to the transfer, or violations that may have occurred
after the transfer, of such assets and employees that could result in
additional actions by government authorities; 22) any impairment of Nokia
Siemens Networks customer relationships resulting from the ongoing government
investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations transferred
to Nokia Siemens Networks; 23) unfavorable outcome of litigations; 24)
allegations of possible health risks from electromagnetic fields generated by
base stations and mobile devices and lawsuits related to them, regardless of
merit; as well as the risk factors specified on pages 11-28 of Nokia's annual
report on Form 20-F for the year ended
*Notes to Editor
Following Nokia Siemens Networks' agreement with Nortel to acquire assets
announced on
http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com
SOURCE Nokia Corporation
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